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AI Systems Engineer

Chantilly, Virginia💼 Full-time💰 $152,600–$152,600🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and deploy AI/ML initiatives and proof-of-concept models (including LLMs) for national security space architectures and government program management.

Role type

Senior AI Systems Engineer (Strategic Architect & Hands-on IC)

Builds

Production-ready enterprise AI tools, proof-of-concept models, and RAG systems for government data exploitation.

Domain

National Security / Government Contracting / Financial & Program Analytics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

AI/ML concepts, NLP, statistical modeling, LLM training and fine-tuning, data curation and pipeline construction, RAG architecture, Python/R programming, technical advisory, contractor/vendor management, security and bias testing

Preferred skills

Predictive financial and schedule modeling, enterprise AI deployment in air-gapped environments, technology scouting, DoD/IC acquisition lifecycle knowledge

Technologies

Python, R, llama.cpp, LangChain, Hugging Face, AWS C2S

Responsibilities

Shape and define the AI/ML roadmap for the Government customer office; Design and build hands-on, high-impact proof-of-concept models; Work directly with massive enterprise datasets to create training corpora and knowledge bases; Scout commercial tech sectors for breakthroughs in generative AI and predictive analytics; Formulate technical recommendations and establish system integration requirements for external contractors; Provide technical evaluation of contractor proposals to ensure alignment with government AI safety and security standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory duties

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